…Delighted to see that the single naturalised Gladiolus communis ssp. byzantinus has survived on the bank. We need to be careful not to cut it but I think we will…

…year old plants? single white Camellia sasanquas A wild clump of Gladiolus communis subsp Byzantinus growing again on the bank opposite the front door. The single corm has multiplied from…

…indica ‘Balsaminaeflorum’ Azalea indica ‘Balsaminaeflorum’ Gladiolus communis ssp. byzantinus as a self-sown but vigorous clump outside the front gate. There are others dotted about which we must avoid cutting with…

…Agapetes serpens Gladiolus communis appearing as a decent naturalised clump outside the front gate. Gladiolus communis Syplocos paniculata in full flower. Syplocos paniculata Syplocos paniculata Rhododendron ‘Olga’ Rhododendron ‘Olga’ Some…

…macrosepala (CWJ 12441) Hydrangea angustipetala f. macrosepala (CWJ 12441) Nice tints on the new growth of Disanthus cercidifolius. Disanthus cercidifolius Gladiolus ‘Prins Claus’ in Roy Key’s garden at The Pound….

…clump of Acidanthera (Gladiolus ‘Murielae’) which has a fine scent. Acidanthera (Gladiolus ‘Murielae’) Lonicera nitida ‘Baggesen’s Gold’ a good replacement for box edging. Lonicera nitida ‘Baggesen’s Gold’ The water feature….

…JCW Have cut nearly all the gladiolus, Buddleias are fair, one of Wilson’s Hydrangeas are good, very little else. The 1917 winer killed the gladiolus. 1916 – JCW Romneya very…

…the show Gladiolus meliusculus Gladiolus meliusculus Lachenalia contaminata – ‘cape cowslip’. Lachenalia contaminata Dietes grandiflora Dietes grandiflora Aeonium ‘Kiwi’ Aeonium ‘Kiwi’ Buddleia ‘Orange Sceptre’ – on Nick Lock’s stand. Buddleia…

…good, some good Eriogynum. Fair R ungernii. 1926 – JCW A few nice hybrid gladiolus. David Ivey Escallonia is very good. Decorum x Auriculatum good, one Auriculatum open. Plagianthus over,…

…rhodo’n show flowers. 10332 is the best. Buddleia veitchii is nearly over, the dark one is good. The hydrangeas have begun – Romneya and a hybrid Gladiolus are good. Some…

…1916 – JCW After heavy rain some roses are coming on, but there is very little flower of any kind except for the big Solanums, hybrid Gladiolus are very nice….

…on the wane. decorums are very good. R auriculatum (quarry) is over, R auriculatum (Auklandii Garden) plant not yet open. Hybrid Gladiolus are nice. No other shrubs of any value….

…came home from the Dardanelles. Solanum and cyclamen are good. Lapagerias fair, hydrangeas good, there is little else. My hybrid gladiolus just over, the seedling yellows hold on. Very dry….

…JCW Buddleia magnifica very nice. Forrest’s rogue buddleia very pretty. Auriculatums over. Cyclamen starting and so the hydrangeas. Gladiolus at their best. 1914 – JCW Cyclamen ⅕ open. Lapageria a…

…thing, then Wilson’s poppies. Some roses of sorts, a good gladiolus or two, and good bananas. We have shifted nearly all our bulbs and some (2) seedlings (Polyanthus) have come…